November 25 – Daily Notes – Amanda

Are you more or less likely to live faithfully when in difficult situations? If we’re honest, most of us are less likely to live faithfully. We tend to grasp at anything that may be a way out of our current situation. But now that we’re reading Daniel, we have an excellent example of what it looks like to live faithfully in the worst of circumstances. We can learn a lot from this book.

Daniel 1:1-2:23:

1-2 – This is to set the scene that this story will happen while the Israelites are in exile.

8-16 – Like in many other stories in Scripture, it is important to trust in God for provision and not to rely on others in any way. Eating the king’s food and drinking his wine would have been a way of relying on and trusting in the Babylonians.

8-9 – The king asks the wise men to tell him what his dream means, but he refuses to tell them the dream.

20-23 – Daniel’s prayer is one of humility and seeking God’s wisdom and provision.

1 Peter 3:8-4:6:

13-15 – The way we live our lives is a big part of our witness. We must live righteously so people don’t have anything to question, but if they do anyway, we must be ready to share the gospel.

1-6 – As believers, we are called to live like Christ and leave behind our old ways.

Psalm 119:65-80:

67 – When we encounter God, it should show through a change in our lives.